Family Law- AOP-granted legal custody is not the same as judicially-granted

Courts cannot treat the legal custody granted by signing an affidavit of parentage (AOP) the same as a judicial determination custody; therefore, a party seeking a determination of custody and parenting time, having only signed an AOP, cannot be required, as is the case when modifying an order of custody or parenting time, to show proper cause of a change in circumstances.

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